[4] The first voyage under Arthur Calwell's Displaced Persons immigration program, that of the General Stuart Heintzelman in 1947,[5] was specially chosen to be all from Baltic nations, all single, many blond and blue-eyed, in order to appeal to the Australian public.

[7] In 1955, the Melbourne Latvian community established its own Association football (soccer) club that competed in the modern-day Football Victoria state-league system, later folding at the conclusion of the 1959 league season.

The club was founded as 'Brunswick' (later renamed as 'Brunswick Latvia'),[8] being named after the relevant inner-northern suburb where many European immigrants settled in Melbourne following the second world war.

[9] The club's highest ladder achievement in its highest level of competition was in 1958 where the club finished eighth in the 'Victorian Metropolitan League Division One North', being the northern conference of the modern-day National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, being the state's second division at the time.

[10][11] The club's last season was the following season in 1959,[12] and throughout its existence all of the club's home matches were played on the soccer ovals of Royal Park in the neighboring suburb of Parkville.